The Ahasverus Project

AHH004 - the Great Attractor

The speed of light in a vacuum is exactly 299,792,458 metres per second.

We live on a planet in our solar system, eight light minuts away from the sun.

Our sun is four light years away from our nearest star.

In our galaxy there are about 200 billions of stars.

Nearest galaxy is 2 million light years away.

Our group of galaxies is called the local group, containing over 30 galaxies.

This "local group" covers over 10 million light years in diameter.

The "local group" belongs to the Virgo supercluster of galaxies.

The Virgo supercluster is about 200 million light years in diameter.

The Great attractor is a "gravitational anomaly" somewhere in the Virgo supercluster, pulling the other galaxy groups towards the Hydra and Centaurus constellations.

Title: the Great Attractor
Artist: Henrik Summanen
Year of production: 2006
Type: On demand CDR, limited edition 50 copies.

1. the Great Attractor (23.03)
2. Out of orbit (12.20)
3. White hole (11.30)
4. Southern wall (19.25)

Stream and download album

If you think this is an important release, and if you like high quality uncompressed sound, you can order a print of this CD. Comes in color-printed sleeve.

Order: 5 Euro

Shipping Europe: 2 Euro

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Reviews:

Henrik Summanen keeps publishing music at an ever-increasing pace. And as long as the quality is on this level, I have absolutely no complaints about that. Just like the artist's other recent works, this too falls somewhere on the gray area between electro-acoustic and drone-ambient. With the use of small, wonderfully echoing structures Summanen creates the feel of a cold, hall-like space. It is a soundscape in which every piece seems immensely important and meaningful. The best example of this effect is in the title track, which grows from small drops to a wide, but not at all massive range of drones.

The more landscaping "Out of Orbit" is definitely less interesting, even colder in feel and far more direct - but it's still a good track. "White Hole" is again much stronger. It's clearly more spatial than the opening track, making it sound like an echo in emptiness. A subdued alternation between pauses and structures keeps it fascinating all the way. The album's second gem is its final track, "Southern Wall", an oppressive return to the elements used in the beginning. The tone is a bit warmer this time, though, and the feel is of a slightly smaller space.

The Great Attractor consists of beautiful pieces at all times, yet the sum is even more gorgeous. It is also far better and more impressive than the previous work of this artist (the rather boring "Cave songs" ep, 2006). I hope this won't be left as just a rare delicacy for a very small audience.

An excellent album.

-Jiituomas, Kuolleen Musiikin Yhdistys